The Data-Driven Marketing Institute will redouble DMA’s efforts to explain the benefits of the consumer data industry to the public and policymakers, with the goal of preventing needless regulation or enforcement that could severely hamper consumer marketing and stifle innovation, tamping down unfavorable media attention, and reminding and educating consumers about the many and varied ways that their needs are met and they are thrilled and delighted.

Isn't it a bit old-school to found scientific-sounding "institutes" to trick people into liking stuff that's bad for them? Very Big Tobacco. ]]>

http://boingboing.net/2012/10/16/advertisers-launch-campaign-to.html/feed45More on the Supreme Court ruling forcing FBI to turn off 3,000 GPS trackershttp://boingboing.net/2012/03/07/more-on-the-supreme-court-ruli.html
http://boingboing.net/2012/03/07/more-on-the-supreme-court-ruli.html#commentsThu, 08 Mar 2012 02:10:59 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=147608a thorough "explainer" by Ariane de Vogue on the January Supreme Court ruling that requires the FBI to immediately stop using GPS tracking devices to spy on suspects.]]>a thorough "explainer" by Ariane de Vogue on the January Supreme Court ruling that requires the FBI to immediately stop using GPS tracking devices to spy on suspects. Today, FBI Director Bob Mueller said the Bureau will cooperate, but not without complaint: “Trackers enabled us to utilize resources elsewhere, so it is going have an impact on the work that we do but of course we will comply with the ruling.” ]]>http://boingboing.net/2012/03/07/more-on-the-supreme-court-ruli.html/feed10FBI shuts off thousands of GPS devices after Supreme Court ruling, now having trouble finding themhttp://boingboing.net/2012/02/27/fbi-shuts-off-thousands-of-gps.html
http://boingboing.net/2012/02/27/fbi-shuts-off-thousands-of-gps.html#commentsMon, 27 Feb 2012 19:11:12 +0000http://boingboing.net/?p=146022A recent US Supreme Court ruling that overturned the warrantless use of GPS tracking devices "has caused a 'sea change' inside the U.S.]]>A recent US Supreme Court ruling that overturned the warrantless use of GPS tracking devices "has caused a 'sea change' inside the U.S. Justice Department." Following the ruling, the FBI turned off an estimated 3,000 GPS tracking devices that were in use. But how to locate the little buggers to take them home?

These devices were often stuck underneath cars to track the movements of the car owners. In U.S. v. Jones, the Supreme Court ruled that using a device to track a car owner without a search warrant violated the law.

After the ruling, the FBI had a problem collecting the devices that it had turned off, Mr. Weissmann said. In some cases, he said, the FBI sought court orders to obtain permission to turn the devices on briefly – only in order to locate and retrieve them.